The piano trio was formed at the University of Music Karlsruhe in autumn 2006. The current members, Julia Haverkamp (piano), Karlotta Eß (violin) and Daniel Haverkamp (cello) have been playing together since 2010. Its repertoire ranges from classic to modern pieces. The young artists have performed extensively, including at the parliament of Rheinland-Pfalz and at the “Schwetzinger Festpiele”, and both performances were broadcast by the SWR (South-West German Broadcasting Service). In 2010, the Trio was invited to India, where it performed at the major national concert halls. The tour was supported by the Goethe-Institut and the Christel-Guthörle-Foundation. In summer 2011 the Trio had its first appearance at the “Festpiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern”, taking part in the concert series “Junge Elite” (young elite). Furthermore, TonTrio won Second Prize, Audience Prize and a performance at the Hofburg in Vienna at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach.

TonTrio studied with Prof. Dirk Mommertz at the Folkwang University of Arts in Essen and was rewarded the Master of Music (chamber music) “with distinction”. Moreover, the Trio studied for one year with the Alban Berg Quartett at the music conservatoire of Cologne. TonTrio was strongly influenced by the internationally renowned Fauré Quartett and Wolf Harden (former Trio Fontenay) through various masterclasses. Further important teachers and mentors of the ensemble include Prof. Angelika Merkle, Prof. Dr. h.c. Fany Solter and Prof. Martin Ostertag.

The young ensemble was a member of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation “Live Music Now”, an institution that organizes performances for people for whom it is not possible to attend a concert. Additionally, the trio is supported by the foundation “Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz” as well as the “Oskar und Vera Ritter Foundation” and were selected as artists by the “Forum Tiberius – International Forum for Economy and Culture”.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano trio E flat major, op. 70/2
I.  Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo 
II. Allegretto